Police detail results of sting operation

STOCKTON – The Stockton Police Department displayed mug shots, guns and drugs during a press conference at the Stewart Eberhardt Building on Thursday morning, a day after authorities carried out the latest in a series of raids as part of Operation Family Feud.

STOCKTON – The Stockton Police Department displayed mug shots, guns and drugs during a press conference at the Stewart Eberhardt Building on Thursday morning, a day after authorities carried out the latest in a series of raids as part of Operation Family Feud.

The five-month, multiagency investigation targeted members of the Norteno street gang. It has resulted in 39 arrests, including 29 documented gang members, police said. Stockton Police Chief Eric Jones said authorities seized dozens of guns and large quantities of drugs, including marijuana, crystal methamphetamine and heroin.

“These were some of the worst of the worst offenders at the very top of the crime pyramid in Stockton,” Jones said. “We're very pleased to take these very violent, very dangerous offenders out of commission.”

See Thursday's edition of The Record for more on this story by reporter Jason Anderson.